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Are tissues damaged by myocardial infarction replaced by connective tissue?
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∙ 9y ago
Myocardial infarction is more commonly known as a heart attack. Yes, tissues damaged by myocardial infarction are replaced by connective tissue.
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Do cardiac enzymes remove dead tissue as a result of an infarction?
No, cardiac enzymes, such as CK, CKMB and troponin are proteins that help a cardiac cell function. When the cell is damaged, such as by a myocardial infarction, the cells die, and these proteins are liberated from the cell into the bloodstream where we can detect them and determine there has been cardiac cell death.
What is it call when part of the heart dies and is damaged?
infarction
What acucurs in a myocardial infarction?
A myocardial infraction is occurs when both coronary thrombosis and coronary embolism , a blood clot occludes or plugs up some parts of the coronary artery. Blood can not pass through the occluded vessel and so cannot reach the heart muscle cells it normally supplies, it deprived of oxygen, and the cells soon become damaged.
What type of connective tissue is damaged when you lacerate your index finger?
Dense regular connective tissue
How do you fix a damaged crankshaft?
A damaged crankshaft will need replaced.A damaged crankshaft will need replaced.
What replaces amitotic tissue when they are damaged?
Epithelial, scar
If a myocardial infarction damaged the left bundle branch how would this affect the spread of the action potential?
Ventricular depolarization takes longer because impulses in the left ventricle must travel from cell to cell rather than traveling down the left bundle branch and Purkinje fibers. (This will lead to a longer QRS complex on an ECG)
What type of connective tissue is damaged when you lacerate your index finger tendon?
When you lacerate your index finger tendon, the type of connective tissue that is damaged is the tendon itself. Tendons are dense connective tissues that connect muscles to bones, and they play a crucial role in transmitting the force generated by muscles to produce movement.
What is myocardial resection used to treat?
Myocardial resection is done to improve the stability of the heart function or rhythm. Also known as endocardial resection, this open-heart surgery is done to destroy or remove damaged areas.
Damaged cells of an organism are usually by mitosis?
Replaced.
What joints can be replaced?
Permanently damaged joints can now be replaced by Artificial Joints
What should you do with your damaged passport?
for damaged passports, you need to have it replaced. A particular form is needed for this.
